The BBC have published this summary about kiore
appearance, life history, and conservation
issues.
More suggestions and sources
Atkinson, I. A. E, and D. R. Towns. ‘Kiore.’ In
The handbook of New Zealand mammals,
edited by Carolyn M. King, 159–174. Auckland:
Oxford University Press, 2005.
Best, Elsdon. Forest lore of the Māori.
Wellington: Te Papa, 2005 (originally published
1942).
Best, Elsdon. The Māori. Christchurch:
Kiwi, 2002 (originally published 1924).
Haami, Bradford. Cultural knowledge and
traditions relating to the kiore rat in Aotearoa.
Part 1: a Maori perspective. Science and
Mathematics Education Papers. Hamilton: University
of Waikato, 1993.
Roberts, Mere. Scientific knowledge and
cultural traditions. Part 2: a Pakeha view of the
kiore rat in New Zealand. Science and
Mathematics Education Papers. Hamilton: University
of Waikato, 1993.
Roberts, Mere, and others. ‘Whakapapa as a Maori
mental construct: some implications for the debate
over genetic modification of organisms.’ The
Contemporary Pacific 16, no. 1 (Spring 2004):
1–28.